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UNITED STATES` i 1 PATENT OEEICE.

JAMES MOGINLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

URINAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,261, dated April 24, 1883.

Application filed March 25, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it 'may concern.- l

Be it known that I, J AMES MGGINLEY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Urinals, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to improvements in that class of urinals-designed to be secured in an upright position on a wall or equivalent andv provided with a supply-pipe for ,introducing water, and having a waste-pipe leading therefrom connecting with a sewer or otherwise for carrying off the waste.

The objects of this invention are, tirst, to provide means for securing urinals in position so that they may readily be removed when desired 5 and, second, to improve on the manner of making the connection of the supply and waste pipes.

In the accompanyin g drawin gs, Figure l is a front elevation of a urinal embodying my invention in place. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same 5 Fig. 3, a detailed view, to be referred to. Y

Similar'letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In said drawings, A represents the basin of the urinal, which is made of@ porcelain in the ordinary manner, and may have the same general form of any ofthe urinals of this class now in use. da are taper lugs, cast on each side of the .basin A and arranged to slide in correspondingly-tapered grooves, a a', in pieces b b, secured to the wall by screws or otherwise. (See Figs. 1 and 3.) The pieces b b may be connected behind the basin A-by a piece, b', said piece being letflush into the Wood-work, while the parts b b are secured onto the face of the wall. By this arrangement the urinal may be at any time removed for repairing or otherwise by simply raising the lugs out of the grooves a a', or readily replaced in a similar manner, avoiding the liability of breakage from the use of screws passingl through the lugs, as has heretofore generally been the custom. 4

It has been customary in this class of urinals heretofore employed to connect the waste or drainage pipe to a neck cast onto the bottom of the basin, said neck being cored out and provided at the top with a strainer, and

l connected with an overflow, also provided with a strainer, the ywhole ,being cast in one piece with thebasin, of porcelain or similar material. This arrangement or" parts and manner of making connections have been found to be objectionable on account of the difficulty in making tight connections land the trouble experienced in cleaning out the overflow and connections, which frequently become clogged In my improved urinal I lnake the overflow and drainage connections separate from the basin A,r as `shown at B, the whole being made in one piece, of brass or other suitable material, having a strainer at c, and provided with' the upwardly-projecting piece 0l, cored out,and provided with a series of openingsl or strainer at d', which form the overflow.

The bottom of the basin is provided with an opening to receive the bottom part, p, a joint being made with lead, or in any suitable manner. The lower part, which projects through the bottom of the basin, is screwthreaded and provided with a nut, c, which screws tightly up against the bottom of the basin, a rubber washer,f, being interposed to insurea tight joint, the drainage-pipe P being connected directly thereto by an ordinary union or coupling.

The connection for the supply-pipe S, at the top, I make in a similar manner, the basin A being cast with an opening to receive the pipe p', having strainer c', and provided at the top with nut e and rubber washerf, in the manner before described for drainage-connection.

In order to prevent the escape of sewer-gas, and at the same time dispense with the ordinary trap, which is frequently rendered useless by being siphoned, Iprefer to provide the drainage-pipe P with a stop-valve, C, arranged as shown in Fig. l. This valve is provided with a branch, D, that connects with the discharge-pipe, as shown. The upper part ot1 the valve consists of a semiglobular portion, g, and cap D', forming a chamber, E, in which is placed a rubber ball, E', that forms a spring for closing the valve. A valve stem, t, passes through this ball and carries at its lower end a rubber valve, o, which ts in a valve-seat, s, formed near the branch D. The stein tcarries l at its upper end a knob, 7c, and has a collar, r,

that is placed immediately beneath the spring- IOO ball E', so as to compress the same when the valveis raised,the elasticityof the ball serving to eft'ect-ually close the valve when the stem is released. The rubber ball E fits tightly around the stemt and in the chamber E, thus dispensing with packing, usually required to prevent leakage around said stem. A projection, o, may be made on lthe stein t, which, when the valve is closed, iits in a recess in the top of cap D', and serves to hold the valve open, when desired, by turning the stem taround until said projection rests on the top of cap D. This valve is at once simple and is a sure preventive against sewer-gas when closed.

It is obvious that this stop-valve may also be applied to other places with beneficial results, such as wash-bowls, water-closets, Sac. Its construction is therefore not now claimed, but is reserved for a future application.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a urinal, the basinA, having taper lugs a, in combination with piecesb b, provided with grooves a a', substantially as described and shown.

2. In a urinal, a removable piece, B, having pipe connection p and overflow d, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a urinal, the removable piece B, having overflow d and connection p, in combination with nut e and basin A, substantially as described and shown.

4. The combination of piece B, having overflow d, strainer c, and connection p, with nut e, washer j', and basin A, substantially as shown and described.

5. The combination, with the basin A and pipe P, of the piece B, having strainer c and overiiow d, the pipe connection p, nut e, and washer f, substantially as shown and described.

6. In a urinal, the supply-pipe connection p', having strainer c', nut e', and washer f', in combination with the basin A, substantially as shown and described.

7. The combination of the basin A, removable piece B, having strainer c and overilow d, pipe-connection p, nut e, washerf, pipe P, and stop-valve C, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES MCGINLEY.

Witnesses:

CHAs. KnEssMAN, FRANK J oHNsoN. 

